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round

adjective (COMPLETE)
 
 
/raʊnd/

Definition

(of a number) whole or complete; given to the nearest 1, 10, 100, etc. and not as exact amounts: 2.8 to the nearest round number is 3. "I've got 95 bottles here for you." "Could you make it a round hundred, please?"Terms for numbers
(Definition of round adjective (COMPLETE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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